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Pelle the Conqueror (Danish: Pelle Erobreren, Swedish: Pelle Erövraren) is a 1987 epic film co-written and directed by Bille August, based upon the 1910 novel of the same name by Danish writer Martin Andersen Nexø.
Dec 21, 1988 · A 1987 Oscar-winning film based on Martin Andersen Nexø's novel about a Swedish boy and his father who move to Denmark in search of a better life. The film depicts their struggles and triumphs in a harsh and unforgiving world.
- (12K)
- Drama
- Bille August
- 1988-12-21
Pelle the Conqueror (Danish: Pelle Erobreren) is a Danish novel written by Martin Andersen Nexø. The book was published in four volumes, beginning with Boyhood in 1906, followed by Apprenticeship in 1907 and The Great Struggle in 1909 and concluding with Daybreak in 1910.
When his wife dies, Lassefar (Max von Sydow) takes his 12-year-old son, Pelle (Pelle Hvenegaard), from their home in Sweden to Denmark in search of a better life.
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- Bille August
- PG-13
- Max Von Sydow
Mar 1, 2005 · A classic Danish novel about a poor boy's rise from poverty to success in America. Read or download the full text in various formats from Project Gutenberg, a free online library of public domain books.
His breakthrough work, the Danish classic Pelle the Conqueror, appeared between 1906 (Part I) and 1910 (Part IV). It tells the story of Pelle, a poor boy, whose life in Part I shares much similarities with Nexø's.
May 17, 2003 · Pelle shuts his eyes and blushes for himself, although he knows perfectly well that this is only an apparition. But then a wonderful thing happens; the apparition leaps down into the gutter, slings the boys to one side, and helps him to his feet. Pelle recognizes the grip of those fingers—even in his schooldays they were like claws ...
